Research On The Modernization Of China’Liberalism

Liberalism is one of the most important social thought in China since the20th century, played an important role in China’s modernization process, especially in the current emphasis on the context of social thought, lead to the socialist core value system of liberalism is particularly important significance. The Modern perspective, combing the historical roots of Western liberalism, on the basis of the basic connotation of a detailed analysis of the development process of Chinese Liberalism, and tried to be understanding and a realistic assessment. Interpretation of modern liberalism, in its modern relationship to explore. Objectively speaking, China’s liberal elite group of Chinese society, their ideological system that complies with the reasonable content of historical value and spirit of the times. We studied liberalism in China, not only to critique, but also inherit: Liberalism to resist tyranny, totalitarianism, violence, respect for freedom, democracy, human rights, rule of law, rational, objectively contribute to the modernization of China, also can become useful resources for the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics. In this regard, the basic attitude to hold a simple negative attitude is not of historical materialism. In particular, under the banner of patriotism, liberalism and socialism are not mutually exclusive but can complement each other and will pass a lot of words and ideas worthy of re-understanding, giving them a new function. Therefore, we should be a rational analysis and treatment of liberalism, in order to facilitate the diverse modern society.The main thesis of five parts, the first part of the introduction describes the background and significance, the status of the study, explained the study involved the main concepts:modernity, freedom, and finally explained the ideas and methods.The second part of modernity and Western liberalism. Explore the modern Western liberal origins, traces the course of development of Western liberalism from classical liberalism to modern liberalism, and summed up the basic meaning of liberalism.The third part of modern liberalism. Introduction of modern liberalism representative of typical thinking, respectively, is the free thought of Yan Fu and Hu Shih’s pragmatism thinking, the Junmai the constitutional thinking, Dongsun "socialist" ideas, Luo Longji’s human rights thinking and Gu Zhun’s democratic ideas.The fourth part of contemporary liberalism. Described the reform and opening up, liberalism revived in the1980s, the typical characteristics of the radical form of various theories, it provoked a series of ideological and cultural events and social movements, including the Humanist Movement, a new Enlightenment, political freedom Movement of the1990s, along with market-oriented reforms, liberalism tend to be conservative, and able to publicly raise his flag statement said.The fifth part, liberalism and China’s modernization. This part of the value of the role of liberalism in modern China made a concentrated analysis, from the establishment of liberalism and the modern nation-state, democratic political aspects of economic modernization and cultural modernization are described.The sixth part, the final summary, we should fully understand and correctly deal with liberalism.